The first preseries octupole magnet was delivered to CERN in December 2001. Hooked up to a main quadrupole magnet, its function will be to correct imperfections in the beams. The LHC will be fitted with about 5000 corrector magnets, whose task it will be to provide maximum precision in beam collisions. >>

In response to the editorial which appeared in the 20 December 2001 issue of Nature (No. 414, p. 829), CERN's Director-General and the spokesperson of DESY have issued the following replies, which have been published in the latest issue of Nature (No. >>

Before : Library Head, Corrado Pettenati, worked diligently in the Library...   After : Corrado Pettenati still works diligently, but much more efficiently at his own desk. >>